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1 Shakespeare ( )

2 Shakespeare Actor and playwright Theatrical company Globe Theatre
Stockholder Greatest plays produced here Burned in 1613 During performance of Henry 8th - cannon went off

3 Globe Theatre Enclosed space with partial roof Seat as many as 2500
3 galleries of seats around 3 sides Platform stage extending from rear wall Groundlings Intimate atmosphere

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5 Globe Theatre Trapdoors Inner stage Upper stage Simple scenery
Elaborate costumes Female roles by boys Elaborate sound effects

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7 Shakespeare’s Greatness
Deep understanding of human nature Knowledge in a wide variety of subjects Influence on language Freely experimented with grammar, vocabulary Created words: Shakespeare invented the word "assassination". Originated phrases: The Bard coined the phrase, "the beast with two backs" meaning intercourse in his play Othello.

8 Shakespeare added suffixes and prefixes, changed nouns to verbs, verbs to nouns, and verbs to adjectives. Below are some words that he created: academe accused addiction advertising Amazement arouse assassination backing bandit bedroom beached besmirch birthplace blanket bloodstained barefaced blushing bet bump buzzer caked cater champion circumstantial cold-blooded compromise courtship countless critic dauntless

9 A Note on Reading Shakespeare
Keep track of characters from list Poetic language - read slowly & carefully Pay attention to the annotations Listen to recording; read summary; view a video

10 By William Shakespeare
OTHELLO By William Shakespeare

11 Iago’s Motives Ambition Envy of Cassio’s promotion
Sexual jealousy of Othello Profit from robbing Roderigo Pleasure of deceiving Roderigo and Othello

12 Iago’s Motives Sexual jealousy of Cassio Love for Desdemona
Hatred of Cassio’s handsomeness Hatred of Othello “Motiveless malignity”

13 Iago Intelligent Cunning
Capable of tempting and controlling characters around him Villain without conscience Diabolically evil while appearing to be honest, trustworthy

14 Iago Reduces human nature to its least attractive traits Coarse, blunt
Suspicious view of human nature - allows him to locate weakness in others; encourage its dominance of whole personality

15 Iago’s Techniques for Deception
Instigates others to act Pretends to speak only out of the best motives Works through insinuation rather than through explicit lies

16 Othello Greatness Tragic hero Virtues carried to excess
Loves - “too well” Trusts - too much Great sense of moral virtue - punishes sin Sensitive nature - vivid fantasies

17 Othello “Free and open nature” “Constant, loving, noble nature”
Energetic Desire for perfection Trusting

18 Othello’s Insecurities
HIS BLACKNESS A Moor (North Africa) Negative stereotyping by other characters Lascivious Unnatural mate for white woman Practitioner of black magic

19 Othello’s Insecurities
HIS LACK OF SOPHISTICATION Not a native of Venice At home on battlefield, not in sophisticated Venetian society Lacks self-confidence Trusts Iago’s view

20 Othello’s Insecurities
HIS AGE Older than Desdemona Iago plays on this insecurity

21 Iago Manipulates all minor and major characters
Plays upon their individual weaknesses Makes them instruments in his scheme to deceive Othello

22 Desdemona Admirable Self-contained
Speaks forcefully and to the point when she confronts her father Speaks playfully with Iago while waiting for Othello’s ship

23 Desdemona Is known for her innocence, purity
Can plead for Cassio - but not for herself Dutiful, obedient Can be regarded as model Elizabethan wife

24 Dramatic Irony Characters’ belief in Iago’s honesty
Othello’s belief in Desdemona’s guilt

25 Confidant(e) - serves a major character as a friend
Emilia - confidante to Desdemona Roderigo - confidant to Iago

26 Foil - illuminates a more important character
Emilia, Bianca - foils to Desdemona Cassio - foil to Iago

27 Symbols- Concrete items which represent something Else
Handkerchief – Othello's and Desdemona's wedding bed. Chess Pieces – the characters

28 Time of Play Concentration of time
Othello elopes with Desdemona; same night takes ship for Cyprus Cassio disgraced 1st night after arrival in Cyprus Desdemona killed 2nd night No adherence to unities of time, place, action

29 KJV of Bible and Shakespeare’s plays
Quotes Allusions KJV of Bible and Shakespeare’s plays Literary masterpieces of the Elizabethan period

30 Sources and Sites Cited
Ziegler, Rosemarie. MVNU professor who first composed this PowerPoint About Shakespeare Absolute Shakespeare

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